October 18, 2011 3:26 pm
In honor of Kartemquin's 45th Anniversary, the newly renovated Hill Center in Washington DC will host a Master Class that will feature Kartemquin's Artistic Director and Founder, Gordon Quinn, on November 7th from 2pm - 3:30pm.
October 18, 2011 10:01 am
The African American Arts Alliance of Chicago honored The Interrupters with the award for Best Documentary at the 11th annual Black Excellence Awards Gala last night at the DuSable Museum of African American History. Kartemquin's Executive Director Justine Nagan and the film's Outreach Coordinator Anton Seals attended and accepted the award of behalf of the film.
October 14, 2011 2:17 pm
The International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) has announced its 2011 line-up, which includes A Good Man and The Interrupters. The festival, regularly cited as Europe's premier documentary event, runs November 16-27. This will mark the 7th festival of our 45th anniversary year in which the two films have screened together, and the two will be part of 7 total Kartemquin films screening at IDFA.
October 11, 2011 4:13 pm
The Interrupters returned to the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago last Friday. Producer Alex Kotlowitz, co-producer Zak Piper and CeaseFire members Ricardo “Cobe” Williams and Marcus McAllister participated in an insightful Q&A. Inspired audience members inquired about everything from the particularities of filmmaking to the logistics and financing of CeaseFire.
October 6, 2011 5:12 pm
An eight-film retrospective spanning every decade of Kartemquin Films' 45 year history will be part of the 2011 Virginia Film Festival this November 3-9, 2001. The tribute will include the state premieres of our new releases The Interrupters and A Good Man, with appearances from Bill T.
October 4, 2011 5:34 pm
The Interrupters has been awarded a grant of $75,000 from the Tribeca Film Insititute's first ever TFI New Media Fund.
October 3, 2011 5:37 pm
Kartemquin is honored to have its two 2011 releases A Good Man and The Interrupters selected for screening at the DOC NYC Festival in New York this November.
October 3, 2011 3:46 pm
The Interrupters returns to the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago on Friday for a two week run, October 7-20. Get times and tickets.
Filmmakers and CeaseFire Illinois staff will attend many of the screenings. The Thursday, October 20, 8:15 pm screening will be a benefit for CeaseFire, with the Gene Siskel Film Center donating their entire share of the box office to the organization.
September 30, 2011 4:42 pm
The University of Chicago's Doc Films welcomes back Kartemquin Films with a 10-week retrospective featuring 19 of our most memorable documentaries! In celebration of our 45th anniversary, Doc Films is bringing the art of documentary storytelling back to the place where our history began, showing at 7pm every Sunday night Oct 2-Dec 4.
September 27, 2011 3:26 pm
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) commemorates celebrated producer/director Steve James at the TIFF Bell Lightbox cinema in Toronto. James will be attending the tribute, which runs from October 6th – October 9th, and features three of his films alongside the theatrical run of The Interrupters, and his special curation of the classic hockey film Slap Shot.